ECTS - Seminar
Seminar (IR500) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Seminar | IR500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| none |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Observation Case Study. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | • to support students to conduct independent research; • to write a research proposal on their thesis topic; • to familiriaze students with the primary research methods that could be applied in their thesis; • to help students to conduct literature review, collect and analyze data for their thesis research. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Preparation of a research question, data collection and analysis, research design and results interpretation; preparation of a research proposal on the topic of students` choice (preferably on their thesis or project) and presentation in the class. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A General Introduction to the Course: Starting a Research Project, Making Plans, the value of research, why do research, why write up? | In-Class Reading: Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 1-11. |
| 2 | Connecting with your Reader: conversations among researchers, writers, readers and their social roles, readers and their common problems, writers and their common problems | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 12-27. |
| 3 | Science and Scientific Research | Bhattacherjee, Chapter 1, pp. 1-8. |
| 4 | Planning the Project: from topic to questions | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 29-47. |
| 5 | From Questions to Problems, From Questions to Sources | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 48-72. |
| 6 | Using Sources | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 73-84. |
| 7 | Midterm Exam | None |
| 8 | Arguments, Drafting and Conversations, Making Good Arguments, Claims and Evidence, | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 85-110. |
| 9 | The Research Process | Bhattacherjee, Chapter 3, pp. 17-24. |
| 10 | Warrants | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 111-131. |
| 11 | Qualifications | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 132-148. |
| 12 | Planning Again: Preparing to Draft, Drafting and Revising | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 149-174. |
| 13 | Communicating Evidence Visually | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 175-200. |
| 14 | Revising your organization and argument | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 201-214. |
| 15 | Research Ethics | Booth, Colomb and Williams, pp. 255-258. |
| 16 | Final Exam | None |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Anol Bhattacherjee, Social Science Research: Principles, Methods and Practices. Tampa: USF, 2012. |
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| 2. Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams, The Craft of Research.Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1995. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 100 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 0 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of international relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of analyzing international relations from a theoretical level. | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent either global or national political events. | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring different perspectives on international relations. | X | ||||
| 5 | Improving the ability to make analyses about the current and future prospects of global and regional actors. | X | ||||
| 6 | Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas. | X | ||||
| 7 | To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 8 | To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 9 | To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills. | X | ||||
| 10 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning. | X | ||||
| 11 | Improving the ability to effectively develop arguments. | X | ||||
| 12 | Understanding importance of lifelong learning | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||